Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness says Caribbean democracies must catch up with the rest of the world in combating the threat of misinformation and other damaging rhetoric online. He issued the warning while addressing the 48th Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, CPA, opening ceremony on Monday. Chevon Campbell tells us more. Prime Minister, Dr. […]

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NCB Capital Markets has closed a bond offer for its parent company, the NCB Financial Group, raising $10.21 billion. The money is being used to refinance existing debt. Chevon Campbell tells us more. The offer drew subscriptions of about $11.06 billion. This is against an initial target of $6.8 billion — an over-subscription of roughly […]

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Education Minister, Dr. Dana Morris-Dixon, is being urged to approve the appointment of a principal at St. Mary High School before the new school year begins. The call is coming from Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Omar Newell. He points to the minister’s recent comments that she had signed off on all principal […]

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Barita Investments and its subsidiaries have been upgraded one notch across all four of their credit ratings by the Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services CariCRIS. It’s a move the investment house says shows growing confidence in its market position. The upgrades also come with stable outlooks. Chevon Campbell tells us more. On the Jamaica […]

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Finance Minister, Fayval Williams, is suggesting that he country must return to capping the public sector wage bill to a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, GDP. During a heads of agreement signing with the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions on Thursday, Minister Williams called for stakeholders to come to the table to negotiate the recreation […]

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Barita Investments and its subsidiaries have been upgraded one notch across all four of their credit ratings by the Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services CariCRIS. It’s a move the investment house says shows growing confidence in its market position. The upgrades also come with stable outlooks. Chevon Campbell tells us more. On the Jamaica […]

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The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association, JMDA, says its members are becoming increasingly restive, five months after the Industrial Disputes Tribunal, IDT, closed hearings in the doctors’ long-running dispute with the Government. No award has been handed down. The JMDA says the dispute turns on compulsory overtime. Robian Williams tells us more. The case wrapped up […]

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The Government will spend $365 million over the next two months to repair bus routes across the island. The money comes from the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development’s recurrent maintenance programme for secondary roads. The work covers the western, southern, southeastern and northeastern regions, targeting corridors used daily by commuters, students and workers. […]

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State Minister Abka Fitz-Henley delivering remarks on behalf of Prime Minister Holness on Thursday. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has convened Jamaica’s first multi-stakeholder National Road Safety Planning meeting, as there’s increasing concern that Jamaica could miss its target to slash road deaths in half by 2030. State Minister in the Office of the Prime […]

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Minster of Finance Fayval Williams, accepts that a cost will be paid in signing a new heads of agreement with the public sector, but argues for the need to boost their wages during this difficult time. The Minister was speaking at the signing ceremony for a new heads of agreement with the Jamaica Confederation of […]

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